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Dear enthusiast,
Still using a VHS or VCD player and a big boxy TV? Got some other ancient AV hardware lurking in your living room? Take a photo and share with us here for your chance to win a fantastic new NAS and router package from Buffalo.
Here's a few more articles for home theatre inspiration:
Lastly - if you haven't already seen it, take a look at the amazing backyard bar that ManSpace reader Darren Gallagher built in his shed.
Done anything similar? We'd love to hear about it...
Darcy Wilson
Editor - Build
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